NASCAR on NBC
| NASCAR on NBC | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Auto racing telecasts |
| Presented by |
Rick Allen Jeff Burton Steve Letarte (for other reporters and former staff, see announcers section below) |
| Theme music composer |
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich (2001–2003) Jess Leary & Anthony Smith (2015–2016) Alistair Griffin (2017) |
| Opening theme | "Fuel" by Metallica (2001–2003) "Bringing Back the Sunshine" by Blake Shelton (2015–2016) "Just Drive" by Alistair Griffin (2017) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Various NASCAR racetracks (race telecasts, and pre-race shows) NBC Sports, Stamford, Connecticut (studio segments) NBC Studios, New York City, New York (studio segments) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time |
Pre-race: 30 minutes to 1 hour Race: 2.5 to 5 hours (depending on race length) |
| Production company(s) | NBC Sports |
| Release | |
| Original network |
NBC Sportsworld (1979–1981, 1983–1985) NBC Sports (1999–2006, 2015–present) NBCSN (2015–present) CNBC (2006, 2015–present) USA Network (2016–present) NBC Sports Live Extra & Comcast Sportsnet (2015–present, practice and qualifying coverage) Telemundo (2015–present) NBC Universo (2014–present) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release |
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| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | NASCAR on CBS (shared with Fox NASCAR until 2006) |
| Related shows | NASCAR on TNT |
| External links | |
| Website | |
NASCAR on NBC (visually branded as NBC NASCAR in logos shown within on-air graphics and network promotions) is the branding used for broadcasts of NASCAR races that are produced by NBC Sports, and televised on several NBCUniversal-owned television networks, including the NBC broadcast network in the United States. The network originally aired races, typically during the second half of the season, from 1999 to 2006.
On July 23, 2013, NBC signed a new agreement with NASCAR to obtain the rights to races from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, K&N Pro Series and Whelen Modified Tour seasons starting in 2015. In addition, NBCUniversal also gained the rights to the NASCAR Toyota Series starting in 2014, airing on its Spanish-language networks Telemundo and mun2 channels initially for selected races, with NBC obtaining Spanish-language rights to all NASCAR series starting in 2015.
Prior to the original 1999 contract between NASCAR and NBC, the network aired races such as the National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway from 1979 to 1981, the Winston 500 at Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1983 to 1985, and the Miami 300 and Pennzoil 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in both 1999 and 2000.
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